Vellaatt Chembalancheri Balakrishna Panicker (1 March 1889 – 20 October 1912) was a journalist and poet who wrote several poems, slokas, plays, articles and translations, such as his

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''Oru Vilapam'' and a description of nature ''Viswaroopam'' for which he is remembered. He was the author of Manki Geetha.

Biography

V.C. Balakrishna Panicker was born on 1 March 1889 at Oorakam-Keezhmuri near

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. He was born in a poor family but went to Mankavu Palace in

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, where he stayed for 4 years amongst other poets and authors.Calicut Heritage Forum
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He wrote a well-known editorial on 26 October 1910 against the externment of

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. V.C. died of

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at the early age of 23 on 20 October 1912.

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